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Icesave FSCS. Did you get it? Is it all sorted.
If you were/are eligible for Icesave compensation please answer the poll (if any regular options are missing pls suggest them) What's it about? In autumn 2008, the Icelandic bank Icesave went into administration, and the UK government agreed to ensure all savers would get their money back (rather than just the £50,000…
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collapse of the euro
Hello, Can anyone please advise me on what i should do in my situation. I have 100k invested in nationwide e.savings account(at moment earning 3.05% gross) and 5k in flex account. i am living in Spain at the moment and need to pay rent,etc in euro's from my sterling account.Should i move my investment? and what can i do…
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A&L Online Tracker
I am considering putting some savings into a new account. The online Tracker seems competitive, it states "The underlying rate (rate excluding bonus) is GUARANTEED to equal or exceed the Bank of England base rate until 31 January 2011" In practise, and of course we can only estimate, what sort of rate would i expect in…
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Best place to invest £1000 for 17 year old
My 17 year old has an endowment policy maturing soon and I wondered what would be the best way of him investing this in the current climate.
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Yorkshire bank term certificate not received yet...
:confused: :mad: ...account they say was opened on 1/12/2008 but after several phone calls they have not yet issued a certificate. They say they have had manny to deal with but 4 weeks to print a certificate?? Anyone else having this problem?...thanks....ed
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£250 governement gift to New Baby
Hi Where is the best place to Invest the £250 payment from the government to My first child. Thanks in Advance for any advice given Cheers Steve
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What do I do?
:beer: Happy New Year ! :beer: I really need some advice if possible. I have been paying into a stocks and shares scottish widows isa for approx 7 years and pay in £300 a month. In the last year I have lost £4000 in its value and want to know whether to pull the plug and invest / save it elsewhere. Would it be sensible to…
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Defined Returns Plan
Does anyone know anything about this plan?My financial advisor has suggested it to me,there are some questions I need to ask him,but his office is closed,presumably until after the new year.I have read and reread the info he sent me but I am not the sharpest knife in the box when it comes to financial jargon. MegP:confused:
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Will and benefits...
I just need your advice. At the moment, I am full time student and my partner is on Incapacity Benefit and also work part time. We have responsible paying mortgage. One of my family have been passed away and she gave me the will with a big lump of sum. I do not want this money pay straight away into our mortgage because if…
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Investment help
I wonder if anyone can help please. The g/f came into some money and wants to invest 40-45k with a no risk option. Would she be better investing in a high interest account and an isa or just a high interest account or are there other options? She opened a Tesco Internet Saver account but found loads of really bad reviews…
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joint bank account query
Hope i havnt overstepped on this savings board ,but my daughter is in a state over a joint bank account with HSBC Her husband has taken her debit card of her and her wages / savings are in the account as well as his i might add. Her worry is that he will draw the total balance and run up a overdraft that she will not be…
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New ISA/ savings account
OK, So I have been looking up a place to put my old Icesave ISA funds in, and have a couple of questions. I understood that should I want to open another ISA, in effect I would be transfering from one to the other, despite the fact that, as of now i don't actually have an ISA. Is this the case? I assume i have to invest…
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£110 to put into child account.
Hi I am after a bit of advice please. My two children got £150 each for Christmas off of various people, they are aged 6 & 8. I have allowed them to spend £20 each so far and am going to let them keep an additional £20 to spend now, but the rest of it I want to put into an account for them. I do want to be able to add to…
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12.5% interest on Standard Chartered bond
For those who feel confident this well respected UK bank will not go belly up, could there be a more rewarding investment ? Please see the link below . Click on yield chart at the top and your opinion / view much appreciated . http://www.fixedincomeinvestor.co.uk/x/bondchart.html?id=231&stash=B1275B0&groupid=4
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Where should I stick 11 grand for 10 months?
I will be cashing in a non performing policy and was wondering if you egg sperts can suggest investing it in the best place please. I only want to invest for 10 months b4 paying a chunk off the mortgage with it. Many Thanks in dvance and Happy New Year Hugh:beer:
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First timer - help with money saving
Hi, Regular reader of the forum but just starting to post now. Hope people can help me to decide on some future plans for my money. I'm wanting to try and find out what to do with my money in the new year and how best to work forward to acheive it etc. I'll give some details to hopefully make it easy. I'm 28 and living at…
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YBS rates dropped today
Yorkshire Building society have new rates from today (28Dec), just noticed when looking at their e-ISA. New rates for e-ISa£10 and above 3.30% 3.50% £10,000 - £19,999 3.40% 3.40% £20,000 + 3.50% 3.30%Was up to 4.15% New Rates for Internet saver 3.75% AER was 4.5% AER
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Icesave - still not received paper claim form
My husband and I both had savings in Icesave. I got my money out but unfortunately managed to lock his account and even though we tried on numerous occasions to re-set his password it wasn't possible. In the end he rang up and got told to write off for a paper claim form which he did around the end of November I think, but…
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Eurobonds
I don't know why these haven't been mentioned on the forum. Are these not a popular form of investment in the UK?
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Exchange Euros for pounds
For arguments sake lets say the pound continues to slide and reaches an exchange rate of 1 euro equals 1.25 pounds Lets also say that at this point the Government decides to scrap the pound and go with the euro instead Is it correct to assume that the conversion rate will be made at 1 euro equalling 1.25 pounds or will it…
